What evidence is most effective in proving political motivation to the CCF in cases originating from CIS states?

The CCF gives significant weight to documentation showing the accused’s political activity, business disputes with state-connected entities, or timing correlations between prosecution and political events. Effective evidence includes press coverage of politically motivated cases in the requesting state, prior asylum grants by third countries, ECHR judgments against the requesting state, and expert reports on rule of law conditions. Country-specific documentation matters — for Russian cases, we typically reference PACE resolutions and UN Special Rapporteur findings. Circumstantial evidence of selective prosecution patterns strengthens proportionality arguments under Article 3 of Interpol’s Constitution.